Pill packing-box



MMM P. GAUHAP.

l PILL PAGKING BOX. No. 259,364. Patented June 13,1882.

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W I 2W. yf/W y Jag/1' NITED STATES PIERRE CAUHAPE, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

PILL PACKING-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 259,364, dated June 13, 1882.

Application tiled February 21, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PIERRE GAUHAP, of Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Pill Packing-Boxes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part ot' this specification.

The nature of this invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in pill packing-boxes, as more fully hereinafter described.

The invention consists in a packing-box especially adapted for holding capsules, and subdivided into cells or channels of proper size for different sizes of capsules by means of gelatine, which also forms the bottom of the cells or divisions, the box being provided with a cover having its inner side coated with gelatine, so that when the cover is in place the gelatine will rest upon the edges of the gelatine forming the divisions or cells of the box, and thereby nearly or quite hermetically seal up their contents.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of my device having the gelatine molded in a paper box, which may be of any size or shape. Fig. 2 is a modification, showing channels or long cells in the gelatine; and Figs. 3 and 4 are perspective bottom views of the former used in molding the gelatine into the forms shown respectivelyin Figs. 1 and 2.

A represents a box, preferably of paper, capable of holding one hundred capsules, and into this box a sufcient quantity of gelatine is poured to form the walls of the cells, and to form the interior walls of the box. After the gelatine has been poured into the box a former, C, provided with cubes b or ribs c, having rounded surfaces is also placed in the box, the cubes or ribs causing the gelatine to rise between the cubes or ribs, so as to form walls around them of even height with the sides of the paper box. When the gelatine has become sufficiently stii or set to allow the walls of the cell to stand alone the former is re moved.

In order to especially adapt the box for carrying capsules or gelatine-covered pills with-f 'the known ingredients which would prevent it from becoming hard. By mixing the gelatine with a little glycerine, the amount being regulated by the consistency of the gelatine, it leaves the mass of suticient stability to retain the form required for the walls of the cells and the lining of the box, and yet forms soft chambers for the capsules or pills.

The box thus made will keep its contents from mold and also from becoming hard, these results being obtained bythe tight tit obtained between the soft gelatine on the cover and the soft gelatine divisions and walls forming the cells.

I do not in this application make claims to the process of or the dies for making the box as described, as these features form lthe subject-matter of a'separate application, Serial No. 53,650.

I am aware ot' the Patent No. 84,972, and I do not claim a pillbox lined with a composition of paper-pulp molded into shape to form cavities; neither do I claim a mercury-package consisting of a strip of hard rubber having a series ot' cells to hold the mercury.

What I do claim is- 1. A box the bottom, sides, and ends of which are lined with gelatine subdivided into separate cells by means of division-walls made ofthe same material, substantially as described.

2. A box lined with soft gelatine having divisions to form cells, substantially as described.

3. A box lined with gelatine molded to form recesses and mixed with glycerine to keep it' scribed.

P. GAUHAP. Witnesses:

HENRY M. FERRY, H. A. WETZEL. 

